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VOL. I, NO 37.
UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, THURSDAY,
19, 1854.
WHOLE NO; 419:
... ' From the N.Y. Tribune. ...
A FEW WORDS TO A LADY, RE
GARDING IIANDS.
And so you don't fancy my great bony fist, -With
the impress of lobor, in sinew and wrist,
And prefer to press one of a delicate hue, .
With the pink round the nails ; when you say
"how d'ye do."
' . . i '
O, 'give to my heart a hard, manly hand,
With the . fingers well knit, and the joints at
command,
Too big and too heavy to case in a glove; '
That could fight for its country, its God, aud its
. love. , ,
If not on the field when the battle is loud,
O'er the crimson-stained furrow, the cannon has
, plowed;
Where the kite and the vulture, black birds of
the fight, ' ' ' '
Hover over the fallen, awaiting the night; v
But in the great combat, the battle of life.
With its doep clanging tumult and civilized
' strife; ' - '
Or on the grand hills, with their fresh waving
. grain, . T
Where the sounds of the mowers come sweet
from the plains;
Where tho furrows are deep, that the plowman
. has made,
And the engines of war are the harrow and
- spade;
Where the farmer ait down in the stillness of
even, ; ;
And his children sings songs to their Father in
Heaven;
Where warm on the hill-side, the brook rings its
tune, .
And the violets grow in the sunshine of June;
Where the soldiers of labor have homes on their
' lands, V
And great stalwart chests, and big bony hands.
Yes, madam! the boy that you cradle to rest,
Whoso brown, sunny curls wandered over your
breast,
Whose lip drains the warmth of its fountain of
life, . - .i
Must fight in the battle, bear part in thia strife.
And that maiden, whose eyes have drank deep
of the night,
Shall unfold her rich beauty, away from thy
sight.
And the rose-bed that springs for the mother
. alone.
Shall give all its sweetness to a heart t that's
unknown.
Becarcful! and fancies like yours throw aside,
And be glad if in wearing the wreath of a bride
The bridegroom Bho chooses besides her to
stand,
Has a great open heart, and a big bony hand.
THE UNYIELDING WIFE,
Or, the Eff ects of Ill-Temper.
" Before proceeding to the subject mat
ter of thia paper, allow me, my young
friends, to exhort you to pause long and
strive earnestly at self-culture and self
control, before taking a step, which in
volves, your all of earthly happiness, as
well' as that of the individual whom, be
fore' Heaven, you promised to honor, love
and cherish, during your sojourn in a
state where mutual concessions are con
stantly demanded. My female friends,
though the chosen companion of your
life may not be all you had, in the ardor
of your affection, painted him, he is still
the man whom you are bound to "love,
lienor and obey," and to your keeping, in
.a groat degree, is committed his reputa
iion, his usefulness in life, his social tastes
and 'fireside enjoyments. Mutual im
- provement is undoubtedly one of the ends
of the institution of marriage; but an at
tempt at correction or reproof sh6uld be
mingled with kindness of manner; if the
t contrary course is 'adopted, the desired
. effect is worse than lost and frequently
the seeds of good already sown in the
heart, are, by harshness and severity,
stifled in the germ, and the noble feelings
which had begun to expand are blasted
by the heat of an ungovernable temper. ;
, ' Years ago, when in the freshness and
. buoyancy of girlhood, I was about to be
tbe bride of him who had ever striven to
make me happy, I received a letter from
my mother's eldest sister, earnestly urg
ing me to spend a few days with heir as
sue wished particularly tto see me. Ac
cordingly, I. went, and was cordially re
ceived by Aunt Clara and the family of
her son,, with whom she resided. One
day, during my visit, Aunt Clara told me
fihe hal heard of my intended marriage,
'iflnd feeling a deep interest in my welfare,
she had determined to give me a history
' of her married life, believing that it might
convey a useful lesson. Whether she
thought she discovered the same traits in
my character that caused the ship wreck
of her happiness, I cannot say: but let
ithat pafiS 8ai( on account of the
aBad memories A! unhappy feelings it
would necessarily aST aken, she had re
educed the narrative to writing, which I
anight peruse at leisure.
', At an early day I availed myself of her
Utindness her manuscript is here copied.
Being' the oldest ot six children, my
parents had always been accustomed to
rely on me for much assistance, which
had I been, the only child, they would
scarcely have considered me able to ren
der. My mother's time was almost
wholly occupied with household affahs,
.so that at sixteen years of age, the care of
:two little sisters and three brothers de
' rolved on me. Nature had endowed me
"with an indomitable will, and a passionate
love of power, which required a stronger
curb than the occasional reproofs which
my ' ebullition of temper called forth.-
Among my brothers and sisters my word
was law and when I issued a command,
(and that was the form in which mylssues
were exercised,) exacted the strictest obe
dience. ' I do not think the children could
"have loved me. very much, for my pas-
' sionate instructions must have engender
ed that fear that cast out love
. . i ..
, At length a change came over me, a
passion took possession of my heart.which
for a time overpowered all baser passions
need I say that passion was Jove? . My
whole heart was devoted to an object
worthy of a better disciplined one than I
could bring him.
As if to prove the assertion true that
every person loves his opposite, the ob
ject of my attachment was ' mild, with a
disposition full of mildness and chanty,
always choosing to suffer wrong rather
than contend with an antagonist.
Intending to relieve my parents from
providing some of the necessary articles
for house-keeping, I engaged to take
charge of the district school, 1 which was
managed by a board of trustees, who were
authorized to employ and pay the teacher
being more or less controlled by them.
Their occasional interference was to a
temperament like mine exceedingly irri-
tatimr. . One day I returned from school
in a very angry mood, asserting that I
would neither! submit to the dictates of
the trustees, or any one. else, when my
eldest said, with an arch smile. . ,
"What will you do when you are mar
ried? You will then have to 'love, honor
and obey,' " :
My temper was- not in the least soften
by the question, and I replied very em
phatically, that when I was married it
would be my husband's duty to make , me
happy, and if he did not conform to my
wishes, I should endeavor to make him.
Foolish,- wayward girl that I was, to re
solve in my own mind that I would abide
by so absurd a determination. " How little
did I reflect how much influence, pride
and obstinacy would exert in causing me
to adhere to this expression of perverted
will. ' ' '
Joseph and I were at length married.
It seemed to me that I had never been so
happy before; weeks passed as days. Sur
rounded by an atmosphere of love- and
kindness, my faults were not called out,
and Joseph in his mistaken fondness tho't
me all that his warm heart and noble na
ture could desire. '.':-., !
Soon after the marriage we commenced
housekeeping in a neat pretty house, just
suited to our wants. I was enabled near
ly to, furnish it with the avails of my last
year's teaching, and the kind ' assistance
of mv mother and sisters. Neatness and
order were largely developed an my hab
its, and for pome time nothing occurred to
mar the happiness of our: daily .walk.
One evening I had to wait longer than
usual for Joseph to tea, and suffered a
long suppressed feeling of impatience to
betray itself in the peevish tones in which
I exclaimed as soon as he entered the di
ning room, "The tea is all cold; why did
you not come before?"
""I could not, my dear, as there was no
one to stay in the store,"- was the mild re
ply which should have put the subject to
rest, as I knew that Joseph's business
must necessarily occupy his whole time,
he being head clerk in the establishment
with which he was connected, expecting
in the course of two or three years to' be
taken into partnership, -therefore it .was
necessary for him to be active and atten
tive. All this I knew, but, like too many
wives, took little interest in business af
fairs, and would not consider that he had
any claims paramount to my convenience
Small matters like these should have
been borne patiently, but in the absence
u . - W .
of . any g reater trouble, I suffered a thou
sand trifling things to annoy and irritate
me to that degree that I threatened to ' 'turn
over a new leaf," which was but an other
way of saying, unless I can have things
my own way I'll give my husband a lesson,
He bore my reiterated complaints abou
what appears to ; me now to have , been
trifles light as air without resentment, of
fering good reasons (excuses I called
them) for not complying with my wishes.
One , day, after I. had reproached him
with thinking more of his business than
of his wife, he rose to go oat, but as he
did so, he turned to me with a look that
should have sent repentance to my heart,
and fixing on me. those liquid grey eyes.
expressive more of sorrow than of anger.
"Clara," said he, "if you find it so trou
blesome waiting for me, do not wait any
more, but take youl meals ane clear away
the things without regard for me. When
he had gone, the temper that should have
been cast behind me prompted me to take
him at his word. Accordingly when the
time came, I prepared the evening meal
and after waiting a few moments I sat
down, ate alone, then cleared away the
table and took up my sewing. In a few
moments Joseph came in, and without
raising my eyes from my work, I told him
in as unconcerned manner as possible,
that he need not come for his tea, I had
cleared it away. .' Without saying a word
he turned and left the house.
I know, my friend, that when you read
this you will bitterly reproach me for un-
kindness to one, who loved me better than
his life; one, too, for whom at times,
would have laid down my life, and aught
else saved my wilL . His loss at one time
would have broken my heart, but natural
ly impulsive, that intense love that for a
time controlled infirmities of-temper,
had suffered them to gain the ascendency
thus dashing from our lips the cup o
happiness; I allowed myself to forget
that the same guard over my conduct, and
the same effort was necessary to preserve
the affections of the, husband that were
employed to win and obtain the lover,
But to return. That night I sat up
late, but my. husband did not come Ah
thought I, he thinks to frighten me into
submission bv staying out late, (a thing I ... From the Placer Times and Transcript.
b A t,r before. 1 but ha will Important News from tower California.
find his mistake. .: Finding that he had
taken the night key, I determined to sit
up no longer. -I retired, but could not
sleep. The mild beams of the moon came
softly stealing through the window, filling
Hkad Qbs. of the Refcblic of)
Lower Cal., Nov. 7, 1853. f
ADDRESS "0 PRESIDENT WALKER TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED BTATES. ' ;
1 : Nov. 3, 1653.
In ' declaring the repiiblic of Lower
California, free sovereign and independent
I deem it proper to give the people of the
United States the reason for the course I
On the morning of the 14th of October
we sailed with the First Independent Bat
talion for Lower California. ' The com-
fa- , b , i , , , . . i
the room with fantastic shapes of light ,uuu cunM?!u U1 ""V"": ' vur have taken. It is due to the nationality
and shade, bearing to mv troubled mind a voyage was a prosperous one io vape at. , ; , , most iealouslvTmaVded the in
self-examination, so long deferred. As cas, where we landed on the 28th of dependence of American States, todeclare
the night deepened and my husbandcame 0ctobefr- Here e g" 8me m m" why another republic is created on the
not, I wept bitter tears of self accusation, . p.uucu immed;ate confines of the great Union
; mn fa. r i,;., coC. on our journey to La Paz. On the 3rd tkq Movln rromont. Iiqc fnr v
I J f XT T nM1.Al
ty did my repentance for the past, and u u: xwvcmu vur TCOOC, VrtOUtt"l'llur time failed to perform its duties to the
resolve for the future, deepen and ex-""" of Lower California. Cutoff
pahd. : u ,uu, " as the Territory was by the treaty of
I knew the store had closed some hours ' . ,. Ciuadaloupe Hidalgo from all direct com-
hAfnrA. nd had fw friends, indeed - munication with the rest of Mexico, the
none with whom he could be spending the party. In less than thirty minutes the central authorities have manifested little
t il. .1 , , .3
Where can he be, was the con- wu Wtta u' ,a"u fcUC . ai' or no interest in the affairs of the Cali-
tantly recurring question. Just as the " """" " fornia Penil?sulan . The geographical po-
in uuut ui tuc viuvciuui a ijuusc, pru-
claimed the Independence f Lowr Cali-
paused on the threshold, as the moon
shone full in his face, I perceivdd that he
was pale and agitated, and in the moon-
ight presented a ghastliness that shocked
me so much that I sprang from the bed,
exclaimed, "Joseph, Mr. Leland, what is
the matter?" He stared at me that in
stant, and in an excited tone replied:
Don't be a fool Clara. Go back to bed,
and, and let me alone. - ' The truth flash'
ed on my mind, and again I pressed my pil
ow where I sought to fasten the blame,
rather than take any share, on myself.
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been weaker and more dissoluble than
the .pbysicaL. Hence, to develop the re
sources of.:Lower California, and to effect
a proper social organization therein, it was
necessary to make it independent. -
The mineral and pastoral wealth of
Lower California is naturally great; but
to properly develope it there must be
good government and sure protection to
labor and property. Mexico is unable to
furnish these requisites for the growth and
prosperity of the Peninsular. . The Ter
ritory, under Mexican rule would forever
remain wild, half savage and uncultiva-
clock struck one, I heard the click of the " ,"uu" "x tuJ F" Uitbn of the province is such as to make
night key. and his step on the stairs. '" fclc it entirely separate and distinct in its in-
With my fears vanished repentance from UMUi' auu uur "-5"" terests bom the other portions of the
my volatile heart, and by the time f he where but a few minutes previous that of Merican, Republic. But the moral and
reached the room I was prepared to pour Mexico waved io supposed security. Our social wWch bound .fc tQ Mexico have
storm of invective on his head. He men' Proyisl,ODS ana munitions w
were now landed, the town iortined, and
Col. Walker entered upon his duties as
president of the Republic, Lower Califor
nia; issuing such decrees as were 'most
congenial to the citizens, as well as to the
comfort and security of his command.
Here we remained until Sunday the
5th; when the President determined to
remove the seat of Government to St. Lu
cas. In accordance with this deteimina
tion we re-embarked, taking with us Ex-
Governor Espanosa, and the public docu
ments. Shortly after our embarkation a
i i j. i i j - ' '
The next dav noth no-' was sa d of the YCO"cl """S 4.ftWT(i th nn indnlnf and unrivil-
occurrence , of the preceding day and LoL bollero, who was sent by the gov- 0 le desirou8 of kee lng ali for.
night. In fact, there were few words r1""" Ul rw eigners from entering the limits of the
poken on any subject; I felt injured, and . .uspauum. """-vm
doom seemed to have settled on the was ui.paicneu ,v unug i. xueueru vu
countenance and manner of mv husband.
It x J
Tt was nnt until vears after that I knew V ecuiea
what T mav as well mention now. When I ' J
A ' small detachment
board our vessel. 1 This order was prompt-
About an hour after this
State. When the people of a Territory
fail almost entirely to develope the re
sources nature has placed at their com-
maind," the interests of civilzation require
others to go in and possess the land
Mr, Leland left the store on the eventful Procure wood' adhile ia the ct of re" They cannot, nor should ' they be allow
night, he paused a moment on the thres
hold, uncertain whither to directhis steps,
dreading after the toilings of the day to
encounter the fretfulness of an arbitrary
wife at home.; Home rhome : no longer
to his , gentle and peace loving spirit
Just then an ac
turning to their boats, they were fired
! UDonhv a large party. Thus commenced
the first action. " 1
.The party consisted of but six men,
who retired to the vessel under a heavy
fire of musketry without losing a man.-
ed to play the dog in the manger, and keep
others .from possessing - what they have
failed to occupy and appropriate
- Mexico has not performed any of the
ordinary duties of a government towards
the neome of Lower California. ?l She has
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r 0 -r , . . I
quaintance passed, and in lue J " established no sure and ready means of
me town wiui our wruiuaucc, nuwu
was
kept up until Col. Walker landed with
thirty men, when the fighting became
general. From the time of landing until
the close af the action, (a signal defeat of
the enemy,) was about one hour and a
half. The enemy's loss was six or seven
chamber as we have alreadv ilieu' Rmi severai uimui.
oia not so mucu .as receive a wuuuu, ci-
..ii tJ. - m' .t.:i
t-, - i ceTjb irom cavil wuuu uursuuiit mc cuciuy
of days and ! months frightened with the thS the chaparrel, in the rear of the
both :of us. ; i will w- . - e T . :
xnus enueu me uaiue oi uajrazi,t-fovY u
accosting him gaily invited him to go and
partake of an oyster supper at a fashiona
ble restaurant. Unhappily his stomach
prompted his mind to accept the invitation
That night the tempting wine cup held to
his lips; ' a second and a third followed in
in rapid succession, and in that state he
sought his
seen.
deepest misery to both ot us.
draw a veil over the recollections of this
period, only mentioning .that but a few
months had elapsed before the hollow
cheeks and bloodshot eyes told a tale that
none who saw him could fail to read.-
My husband s conduct and appearance.
instead of causing self-reproach and ex
citing pity, led me to look upon myself as
one of the most injured of wives, and my
selfish and wicked heart hardened towards
him till I rarely spoke save in harshness
and reproach
We had been married about two years
One morning Mr. Leland went to the store
as usual, but soon returned. , On looking
at him, I caught my breath in astonish
ment. ' His eyes were wild and gleamed
like hot coals, and he staggered 4 across
the room, and would have fallen had he
communication for the people among them
selves, or with the rest of the world; nor
has she ever undertaken to protect them
from the wandering robbers who infest the
Territory. Thus abandoning the Penin
tttiar, and leaving it as it were, a waif on
the waters. Mexico cannot complain i:
others take it and make it valuable.
On such considerations have I and my
companions m arms actea in tne course
we have pursued. And for the success o:
our enterprise, we put our trust in Him
. . .., . . , . who controls the destinv of nations, and
ing our enorts witn victory, releasing . ,
Lower California from the tyranious yoke Sides them in the W of ProSress and
of nVclir,; Mexico, and establishing a improvement
WM WALKER, Col.
President of Lower California.
new Republic.
The commercial resources the miner
al and agricultural wealth of the Republic
of Lower California, destines her to com
pare favorably with her sister Republics
Our men are all in fine health and spir
fa crnri - gra 99 nohlA find rltp rminprl a
, ' . 11 a j . . of Mexico, south and west by the Pacific
body of men as ever were collected to: ,
gether.' '
Ijower California.
The peninsula of California bounded
east by the Gulf of California, which sep
arates it from the western coast of the rest
now styles himself President of the Re
public of lower Californ'a. ; Waiker spent
much of the winter at Benicia, where the
California ' Legislature was sitting, and
where he labored hard to raise a force ad
equate to the invasion and subjugation, ,
not of Lower California, but Sonora a
much more serious business. Men enough
were ready to enlist, but there was a sad
lack of funds, which defeated the enter
prise. In June following Walker landed
with a single associate, asapeaceable trav
eler or adventurer, atGuayamas, the chief
port of Sonora, opposite ' Lower Califor
nia. He: was ."soon recognized as a
plotter of revolution; and sent out of the
country. At least; such was the official
report made to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs at Mexico. .."
Walker returned to San Francisco,
where he soon succeeded in raising a force
of forty-five men among the broken-down
! adventurers who there abound, procured
some sort of a vessel,5 and with these ef
fected the landing at San Jose, whereof
the American people have been duly ad
vised. The report that they have taken" La
Paz, (a place of rather more importance
than San Jose, lying some miles inland,)
may be true, and may not. If these ban
ditti succeed in shooting a few harmless
Mexicans, and plundering their houses,
their mission will probably have been ac
complished, even without the subjugation
of, California to Slavery, which is the ob-
ect ot the backers ot the raid, and was
doubtless the avowed purpose which im
pelled those who have furnished the sinews
of war for this shameful outrage. It wil
be observed that the Fillibusters hardly
waited to land, before extending the Code
of Louisiana that is, the Code of Slavery
over' the entire Peninsula, whereof they
did not possess a thousandth part at the
time of making the proclamation! . .
Of course, nothing could be more op
portune for Santa Anna, just as his con
spiracy against the liberties of Mexico was
ripening to its consumationi, ' He will,
doubtless, make the most of it; but we
are not at all sure that Walker & Co., will
await the arrival of his forces. They will
probably collect what plunder they can lay
hands on, and hurry back to their lair in
San Francisco. , But they will have suc
ceeded in seriously embarrassing Col
Gadson, our Embassador in Mexico, who
has important and critical negotiations' in
progress, which this raid will inevitably
interrupt. We have no desire to see nei
ther Sonora, Lower California, or both,
purchased by our Government; but there
is a popular passion for annexation to
which our present rulers are very likely to
ponder, while Santa Anna needs money,
and would like to raise from Ten to Thirty
Millions by any means which would not
expose him to unpopularity at home. The
swoop of Walker will inevitably preclude
his selling us any territory whatever.
Suppose the North were perpetually
hatching conspiracies, and fitting out Fili
bustering expeditious against the Slave
Islands in the Gulf, .in oydei 'to abolish
Slavery therein and bring them into the
Union as Free States, how would the South
like it? .
"; John C. Calhoun. ( - n
Borri in a region where the tropical suttt
is apt to ripen hum aft passions into the ran;
uxuriance which it imparts "to physical
nature was the severest dialectician afid
the least ornamental writer among all our :s
distinguished men. His style, though ia- 1
tense, was highly intellectual, plain, direct,
cogent, sinewy and unyielding. No1 flowers
of fancy bloomed along its path; it never no
wandered into rich meads or leafy wood: ;
but arid and hot, like a way across the . i
desert, it bore alon its burden of thought.
without one cooling oasis 6r .refreshing ? T
shade. The voluptuousness of life, the
magnificence and pomp,' the exuberat"-:.i
fullness and deep-toned harmonies of the
southern zones, seemed not to have touch-
ed the springs of his being, never made luff
brain delirious, or kindled his soul into
poetry. As well might he have been born
in Nova Zembla, or anywhere above tli?
line of perpetual snow, as in the south"; for ?
any effect it produced upon his imagin
ation and fancy.
On the contrary, the somnquet s given . -
him of the "cast iron man," would show -r
rather that he came out of the bowels of
our own northern mountains; for, like iron :-?
he was capable. of intense heat and-ft If
slight flow, but of ho briiliancy or sparkle. -
Stern, dignified and upright, he was at' all
times neither more nor less than the' great ?
Senator. A witticism proceeding from hU
mouth would have seemed amoral suicide;
and a capricious, fantastic or cross conceit
i
and north by a line drawn due west from
the mouth of the river Gila across the
fi.1--o A r 4f ilia PoMflft
w TWrft f tfc Rnnh- parallels 01 ooueg., aim uBg., . uuuu,
!! r( T.mxror 'nllfirvrnln Hrpnrirk Kmo- J o J .
ry, Secretary of State; John M. Jernagin,
Qanvatara Wor TTrtWOrfl TT . SnfYWV
hainnfv rt Artl1iriH TnO nQmA tXV 1 XT TTT ntXTl
nhaiW H. Gi man. """"8 ""V J
TIia rflRrAro nrVr nnmnACP i.TiP frAVATTl.
I nlA.AJn -v T ti PnAifiA lino TTrarr fTo
160 wide. This is the real California of
ffeosraDhers: our own State so entitled
riot grasped their into which he sankJ He n- . T Mrt-ir:KW- it. T.t and community of government
r Cant. Battalian;
satamomenyas u couecung u u.ug Timothy Crocker. 2d do.; Samuel Buland,
then, in a voice firm and solemn, while P.Mann, riant: of Navv: A.
I almost felt his burning gaze, he said: williams lst Lieut. do.; John Grundall,
"Clara,' this day I am a ruined man my , . .
employers have watched my. steps, have : 0ur Government has heen formed up
expostulated with me; finding it to no pur- basi3
We arrived at St. Lucas on Tuesday,
November 8th. On the morning of the
9th, the Mexican cutter Garrea cruised off
the Cape, our appearance was so formid
able, she deemed "prudence the better
part of valor," hauled too and gave us
the slip. In the morning our troops again
embarked for Ensenada, where the Pres
ident contemplates establishing the seat
pose, this day, on which I should have
been raised to an1 honorable and profita
ble position, I am without money and
without friends. Trouble and disappoint
ment drove me to the wine cup; then, to
find oblivion, for my sorrows, I neglected
my business, became involved in debt,
j ,t - ,i
ana mis is uie cousevi"cu,c.
Rules for the Young.
If you wish to cultivate your mind and 0f Government for the present
succeed in the pursuit of knowledge, ob- Dec. 1. Not having had an opportu
serve carefully the following rules: nity to send this report sooner, I will add,
1. Take care of leisure moments as you that we are now at Ensenda where the
would of gold. President has Established Head Quarters.
2. Do not spend more time than is ne- The country is at present quiet. The
i . -
cessary in sleep..:
3. Withdraw from idle and silly; com
panions.
' Rancheros are generally pleased with the
New Government. All well and in fine
spirits. ; I also send you copies of several
INDEPENDENCE.
4. Have always some good reading on important Decrees, and the Proclamation
hand. . ' " l t of Independence,
5. Read not many novels, but history, Yours,
af - w
hlorrranhv. and"works of science
O IT J ' .1 -PTJOPT.AVr ATTOW.
U. Always tnmK, always ouberye, 7 . Q Of Zrd day of November, 1853
ways seek to learn. ; T. -Dpw;. nf , Lower California is
7. Think of the pleasure of knowledge, . . , v Aa ,o . Pro1 cvlTl,in Tn.
dependent, and all allegiance to the Re
public of Mexico is forever renounced.
and the disgrace ; of ignorance.
8. Take as your motto "what has been
done can be done."
9. If at first you don't succeed, try, try.
again. ' .-' ; : , .
10. Remember theoldmaxim: "Hon
esty is the best policy." - ' : , ...-,
Follow these rules and there is no such
word as "faiL" .' '
: The Bio Tunnel. The Johnstown
Mountain Echo, of last Wednesday, says:
We regret to learn that there has been
a large fall of rocks itt the big Pennsylva
nia railroad tunnel on the- mountain. It
is supposed that one mdnth's time will be
uctu)it;u in icuiuiuig in
Decree. 7th inst. .
All duties, whether exports or imports,
are are hereby abolished. . ;
Decree No. 2 7th inst. .
From and after this date, the Civil Code
and Code of Practice of the State of Lou
isiana shall be the rule jof decision and
the Law of the land in all the Courts o
the Republic to be hereafter organized
Nothing, however, in this Decree, shal
be construed so as to make it an organi
tion of the Courts of the Republic
WM, WALKER, V
President of Lower California.
Fredsric Emot, Sec'y of State, ;
Steamer 5an Fancisco.
Until the fate of this noble vessel is
fully known, with her eight hundred peo-.
pie, the public mind will be intensely ex
ercised. She was seen in latitude. 38 de
grees 20 minutes, her decks swept, all her
boats lost and completely disabled. This
was about 300 miles east of Cape Henlo-
pen, and 260 E. S. E. of Sandy Hook,
The San Francisco was anew and staunch
built vessel, and well officered -circum
stances' that would strengthen the hbe
that those on board would eventually
reach their homes in safety. " She was
destined for San Francisco, via the Straits
of Magellan, ' touching at Rio Janeiro,
Valparaiso arid Acapulco. She sailed
from New York on the 21st ult., and had
onboard companies A, B, D, G, H, I, K
and L, of the 3d regiment of U. S. Artil
lery. These companies, ; with the non
commissioned staff and band of the regi
ment, constituted a force of about 500
men. Amonsr her passengers were Mr
George Aspinwall, Capt. J, W. T. Gardi
ner, of the 1st Dragoons, who intended
to ioin his regiment in California, ; and
Lieut. F. K. Murry, of the Navy, who in
tended to join the squadron at Rio. -
A steamship and four cutters started
from different eastern ; ports to hunt her
up. Hopes are entertained by the War
Department that the boat may be saved
the vesse being one of the staunchest
stpnmshins ever built in this countrv, and
quite new. Cin.Enq.
- Advertising. In one of the proverbs
of Solomon we find the most comprehen
sive and satisfactory exposition of the phi
losophy of advertising that ever was or
could be written. The business men and
some of the merchants of Upper Sandus
ky cannot believe , much in Solomon, as
they do not follow his directions, viz:
. "There is that scattereth and yet in-
creaseth and there is that withholdeth
more than is met, but it tendeth to pover
ty" And again, here arc the words of Paul
so expressly given that none can mistake
his meaning:
'; "He who soweth sparingly shall reap
also sparingly; and he which soweth boun
tifully shall reap also bountifully."
the beginning of mental aberration. It is
said, that in the bosom of his family, among' !
his friends, neighbors, and servants, lie '
relaxed into some lambent play of the af- -
fections; but we, who only sow him wrap-''
ped in his senatorial robes, like a stern old '
Romah.bust rcctird-tbe report as a Straus1'
sian myth. Putmarts Month Magazine. '
' (jreat Men in Death. - -
Aumstus Caesar chose to die in a stand-n j
O 1
mg position, and was caretul m arranging -
his person and dress for, the occasion.-rr'a
Julius Caesar, when slain by conspirators ;I
in the Capitol, concealed his lace beheatU;.
the folds of his toga, so' that his enemies
might not' see the . death pang upon his .
countenance. Siward, Earl of Northum
berland, when at the point of death, quitf ?
ted his bed and put on his armor, saying ,
'it became not a man to die like a beast,'.5
Maria Louisa,! of Austria, who, a shcrt',
time before she breathed her last, had fal-.
len into an apparent slight slumber, One &i
the. ladies in attendance remarked -tlja-is
her Majesty seemed to be asleep, -"No, "a
replied she, "I could sleep if Iwduld ih
dulge repose; but lam sensible df ti:
near approach Of death, and I would net
allow myself to be surprised by hliti hi
my sleep I wish to ineet him wide'
awake." Lord Nelson, on receiving the
fatal shot, said to Captain Hardy, "They!
have done for me at last,- Hardy; nry back:
bone is shot through." Arid yet he had
the presence of mind to take out his hand-1.
kerchief and cover his face, to be conceal-
ed from the gaze of his crew - Arid lasr
of all, the great Bonaparte died in
Field Marshal's uhiform ahd boots, whiefr
he ordered to be put on a shbrt time pre-'
vious to his dissolution. Such are theef-
brts of poor expiring1 mdtaiity-tin
clinging' to earth, still laboring ' for-the
breath of posterity; and - exerting itself to
fall at last; when fall it must, with dignity
and grace. ' - - . '; : -r .. i .
prior to our seizure of Alta (Upper) Cal
ifornia. . 1 .
Lower California is very thinly peopled,
in good part by half civilized Indians, and
its industry and productions are yet incon
siderable.. But among its natural, pro
ducts are Silver, and probably Gold, eb
ony, Lignum Vitae, . Dye-woods, Pearl.
Oyster and other Fisheries, and an Island
of Salt named de Carmo. Its climate is
dry, but its soil is mainly good. A few
inconsiderable islands line its western, and
a much larger number stud its eastern
coast, where its harbors must mainly be
sought. Though its summer temperature
is hot, and much of its surface is destitute
of running water, it is very likely to be
one day a population, thriving, valuable
country. ,
And now as to Fillibustering:
The First Filibustering expedition (since
Fremont's) directed against Mexican Cal
ifornia, was projected from our Califor
nia, in 1851. Its "fleet" consisted of the
bark Josephine; its commander was one
Morehead, who had belonged to Col. Ste
venson's New-York Regiment of Califor
nia Volunteers. It debarked at San J ose,
situated a mile and a half from Cape San
Lucas, the southern extremity of the pen
insula, and containing 1,000 inhabitants,
mainly unoffending Mexicans and indians.
Amongthem were some twenty Spaniards,
of whom perhaps ten were effective, in
cluding an Alcalde, a Priest, and a Mili
tary Commandant, but no Military and no
arms.
Yet the Fillibusters were repulsed,
through the bravery and energy of an
American then at San Jose, now' in this
City who furnished toi the "Alcalde three
mule-loads of arms, with which the effec
tives were armed and "Morehead. beaten
off. - He sailed in his bark for Mazatlan,
where his, expedition dissolved.
j The next attempt Was made in the win- , JSr "He serves his country most rho
tcrpf 1852-3, by the . same Walker w serves the best."
Female Shoemakers. It is stated thaf
in Washington some of the. most respec
table arid independent wdmenj married
and single, engage m the shoemaking bus
iness as an agreeable pastime, as welf as
from motives of economy. - "The gaiters
which cost us $3 at. the stores," writes, a
female, "cost us One day's labor; and 6Q
cents for the best material bought at rer
tail. One of us has made five -pair pf Hv
dies' gaiters in a week.-,. Many, of -us
make shoes for ourselves; ahd .children,
without neglecting other, household -duties.
- On Capitol Hill alone; there t are
thirty ladies thus employed, and about
two hundred in the city, ' . We find it very
easy to make two pair of children's shoes
in a day, and they cost us here $1 25 a
pair. ...... ,
.... . 1 -i :
What will women wno complain aoou.
house-keeping and cooking for. two or
three persons, think. of, those Washington
ladies?'' . ,.;.:;-'-'' '. -, '-:
Important to Postmasters and Otn
krs. We understand that,' by Tecenfe in
structions of the Post-master General, the
exchange offices of New York and Boston
are required to report every postmaster
taking wrong rates - of postage ! on letters
to foreign countries'. We also learn Uhat
from these reports it appears that, besides
other errors, a great many letters for the
continent of Europe, marked to! go "via
Liverpool," or "via England," are taken
by offices in the interior at rates applica
ble only to the direct Bremen line,., This,
of course, causes confusion, and often .re
sults in loss to the sender. ...... v r. ; , . .
Persons writing to the continent are ad
vised to use light paper, especially if the ir
letters are to go either through . or to
France. Switzerland, or Itally,' where, the
quarter-ounce scale for letters ifexcept ty
the Prussian closed mail) still prevails.
jg"Possibly no single line in the lan-
ffuase so conveys the idea ot neigni,
the words quoted in these six line's of Ten
hyson, on "The. Eagle-",. .... ,
He clasps the crag withhoofcea nanas,..
Close to the sun m lonely lands,
Rins-cd with the azure world, he stands.
"The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls
He watches from his mountain walls.
-' And like a thunder bolt he falls.
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